Last game: The Pistons were
blown out for the third consecutive game, 103-80, after trailing the
New York Knicks by 22 points at halftime. Chicago also fell flat in
the second game of a back-to-back Saturday night, falling behind by
15 points after the first quarter of a 109-94 loss to the Atlanta
Hawks.

Fast facts: The Bulls
share the second-best record in the league, along with Oklahoma City,
just behind 8-1 Miami. … These two teams met five days ago, with
the Bulls winning 99-83 at The Palace of Auburn Hills. … Rodney
Stuckey, who sat out the second half of that game with a groin pull
suffered one game earlier, and hasn't played in either of the two
games since, hopes to return tonight, though his status remains
unclear, so Knight stays on Detroit's probable-starters list for now.
… Ex-Piston Rip Hamilton missed two games because of a sore groin,
returned to score 14 points on his former team last week, and has
missed another two games since, so his status also remains in
question. … Prince, who averaged 14.0 points over the last seven seasons, is averaging 8.9 so far this year. ... The Bulls are 5-2 on the road and have played more road
games than any other NBA team.

Frank-ly speaking: "Every
single person in our locker room, coaches, players, when you've had
performances like we've had, this is all on all our shoulders. So it
would be inaccurate and unfair to pin it on any one player. But
look, this is to be expected with a guy who played nine months of
college basketball and had two weeks of training camp. But he'll
learn and he'll get better." – Lawrence Frank, on the 20-year-old
Knight being forced into a starting role.